Criminal Girls: Invite Only

Criminal Girls: Invite Only^[a] is a role-playing video game developed by Imageepoch and published by Nippon Ichi Software. It was originally released as Criminal Girls^[b] on November 18, 2010 for PlayStation Portable, in Japan only. An enhanced port for PlayStation Vita was released in Japan on November 28, 2013, and the rest of the world in February 2015,^[1] and for Steam on January 11, 2017.^[2] The "unabashedly risqué Japanese game" was controversially censored for its Western release, by "stripping the sound and obscuring the action".^[3]

Criminal Girls: Invite Only
Developer(s)	Imageepoch
Publisher(s)	Nippon Ichi Software
Platform(s)	PlayStation Portable, PlayStation Vita, Microsoft Windows
Release	PSP JP: November 18, 2010 PlayStation Vita JP: November 28, 2013 NA: February 3, 2015 EU: February 6, 2015 Windows January 11, 2017
Genre(s)	Role-playing
Mode(s)	Single-player

Plot

The main character is sent to hell and tasked with rehabilitating seven girls.

Gameplay

Gameplay involves a lot of dungeon crawling and other RPG elements.

Reception

Aggregate score

Aggregator	Score
Metacritic	(PC) 65/100[2] (Vita) 55/100[1]

Review scores

Publication	Score
4Players	55%[4]
Destructoid	8/10[5]
Famitsu	(Vita) 29/40[6] (PSP) 28/40[7]
GameSpot	4/10[8]
GameZone	8/10[9]
Hardcore Gamer	2.5/5[10]
Pocket Gamer	[11]
Push Square	[12]
RPGamer	2.5/5[13]
RPGFan	65%[14]
The Digital Fix	3/10[15]
The Observer	[16]

Reception

The PlayStation Vita and PC versions received "mixed" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.^[2][1] GameSpot thought the combat was let down by the "tedious design" and "perverse activities".^[8] In Japan, Famitsu gave it a score of 28 out 40 for the PSP version,^[7] and 29 out of 40 for the PlayStation Vita version.^[6]

Legacy

A sequel entitled Criminal Girls 2: Party Favors was released in Japan on November 26, 2015, and in the rest of the world in 2016.

Notes

1. Known in Japan as Criminal Girls: Invitation (クリミナルガールズ INVITATION, Kuriminaru Gāruzu INVITATION)
2. Kuriminaru Gāruzu (クリミナルガールズ)

References

1. "Criminal Girls: Invite Only crtitic reviews (PS Vita)". Metacritic. Fandom. Archived from the original on March 14, 2023. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
2. "Criminal Girls: Invite Only critic reviews (PC)". Metacritic. Fandom. Archived from the original on February 5, 2023. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
3. Fahey, Mike (February 8, 2015). "With Censorship This Inane, Criminal Girls Should Have Stayed In Japan (NSFW)". Kotaku Australia. Nine Entertainment. Archived from the original on December 27, 2017. Retrieved December 27, 2017.
4. Oertel, Mathias (February 11, 2015). "Test: Criminal Girls: Invite Only (PS Vita)". 4Players (in German). 4Players GmbH. Archived from the original on July 7, 2022. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
5. Vincent, Brittany (March 7, 2015). "Review: Criminal Girls: Invite Only (PS Vita)". Destructoid. Gamurs. Archived from the original on January 27, 2023. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
6. "クリミナルガールズ INVITATION". Famitsu (in Japanese). Kadokawa Corporation. Archived from the original on July 28, 2022. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
7. "クリミナルガールズ". Famitsu (in Japanese). Kadokawa Corporation. Archived from the original on November 9, 2019. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
8. Renaudin, Josiah (February 13, 2015). "Criminal Girls: Invite Only Review (Vita)". GameSpot. Fandom. Archived from the original on December 27, 2017. Retrieved December 27, 2017.
9. Splechta, Mike (February 2, 2015). "Criminal Girls: Invite Only Review (PS Vita)". GameZone. Archived from the original on February 14, 2015. Retrieved July 28, 2022.
10. Estrada, Marcus (February 2, 2015). "Review: Criminal Girls: Invite Only (PS Vita)". Hardcore Gamer. Archived from the original on September 26, 2022. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
11. Russell, Danny (February 16, 2015). "Criminal Girls: Invite Only". Pocket Gamer. Steel Media Ltd. Archived from the original on July 28, 2022. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
12. Growcott, Mat (February 3, 2015). "Criminal Girls: Invite Only Review". Push Square. Hookshot Media. Archived from the original on March 8, 2023. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
13. Fuller, Alex (February 16, 2015). "Criminal Girls: Invite Only - Review (PS Vita)". RPGamer. CraveOnline. Archived from the original on February 17, 2015. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
14. Tucker, John (February 14, 2015). "Criminal Girls: Invite Only (PS Vita)". RPGFan. Emerald Shield Media LLC. Archived from the original on December 8, 2023. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
15. Brown, Lewis (February 19, 2015). "Criminal Girls: Invite Only Review (PS Vita)". The Digital Fix. Poisonous Monkey Ltd. Archived from the original on February 19, 2015. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
16. Kamen, Matt (February 9, 2015). "Criminal Girls: Invite Only review - tasteless and terrible (PS Vita)". The Observer. Archived from the original on July 28, 2022. Retrieved August 28, 2024.

External links

• Criminal Girls: Invite Only at MobyGames